The Homeless Man of Teyvat

"Yuan Mu, brother, I have done everything I promised you. Ningguang is capable and keeps his promises. At least compared to me, he can be trusted. She said she would take care of her mother-in-law, and her mother-in-law is in Liyue. You don’t have to worry about life in Hong Kong.”

Chen Tianfeng knocked on Yuan Mu's urn and grinned: "It's just that I didn't expect that the condition she gave was to let me go to Mondstadt to collect information about the dragon disaster. Anyway, I was planning to go to Mondstadt as well. Turn around.”

"Brother, I won't lie to you. I actually thought about writing a copy of the original plot for her at first, so that I wouldn't go to Mondstadt and experience any bullshit dragon disaster. You also know that I am very afraid of death."

"But then I thought about it, the plot is just a plot after all, and we can't guarantee that it is definitely true, right? Also, since they are helping us so much, it would be inappropriate not to go there in person, right?"

"In the end, it's good to have something to do. At least you have a goal and an idea."

Chen Tianfeng felt that if he lit up a cigarette, took a puff, exhaled the smoke, and paired it with confused eyes, he would definitely create a handsome and decadent style. It's a pity that he can't smoke and doesn't want to learn.

"Just like when I first came here, I was thinking wholeheartedly about how to kill the Yinyi brothers. Then it was your business. Now it's Ningguang... It's always good to have something to do."

As the old saying goes, you never miss home when you are busy.

Chen Tianfeng was silent for a few seconds, then stood up and opened the door. Hu Tao's expression outside the door was rare and solemn. It seemed that at this moment she was the real seventy-seventh generation master of the Rebirth Hall, not the quirky little girl she usually was.

"Thank you, Hall Master, for giving me the opportunity to be alone with Brother Yuan Mu."

Chen Tianfeng bowed respectfully.

"You are Welcome."

Hu Tao shook her head and looked into Chen Tianfeng's black eyes: "You really don't plan to attend the funeral, you just watch?"

"Just watch. Yuan Mu has his own relatives. It is not necessary or suitable for me to be overly involved." Chen Tianfeng exhaled and repeated with a smile: "Just watch."

"You are really weird."

Hu Tao did not persuade him, and after having someone take Chen Tianfeng away, he arranged the funeral process in an orderly manner.

The funeral costing as much as 140,000 molars was indeed a sight to behold.

Chen Tianfeng watched carefully, as if he was participating in his own funeral in advance.

In the silence, Zhongli, dressed in black, comforted Granny Yuan in a low voice. He raised his head and looked at Chen Tianfeng, who was standing at the end of the crowd. Looking at his lowered eyebrows, he sighed again in his heart.

Yuan Mu's funeral passed peacefully without any twists and surprises.

Chen Tianfeng was very satisfied, but during the "farewell to relatives" part, he pursed his lips and left the funeral scene. I wonder if it was because he did not dare to see Granny Yuan and Yuan Mu saying goodbye.

In any case, he killed Yuan Mu - in order to survive.

Chen Tianfeng didn't think he had done anything wrong. If he had to choose again, he would still stab the dagger down.

He wants to live, he doesn't want to die.

It was this clear realization that made him feel sick.

Chen Tianfeng looked at his right hand blankly, and the cold and slippery feeling came back again, making him feel even more uncomfortable. He closed his eyes, opened them again, cursed something in a low voice, and let his heart surge, calming down a little bit again.

"What are you doing here, little friend?"

Zhongli stood in the warm sunshine and looked down at Chen Tianfeng, who was sitting in the shadows.

"...It's Mr. Zhongli. Is the funeral over?" Chen Tianfeng raised his head.

"Not yet, it's just that the part that requires my participation is over."

Zhong Li thought for a while and didn't care about the brand new work uniform of the Rebirth Hall. He sat down next to Chen Tianfeng and asked, "Why did you leave early?"

"Probably because of shame." Chen Tianfeng opened his mouth: "I was a step too late and failed to save him."

"I see."

Zhongli nodded and spoke in a gentle tone: "The grass and trees have no intention of doing so. They will wither and flourish naturally. What should come will always come, and what should leave cannot be stopped. No matter how reluctant or sad the little friend is, you always have to face and accept it. This It is a required course in life.”

"I know that people always have to look forward." Chen Tianfeng rubbed his cheeks: "You can remember and reflect, but you cannot actively drown in regrets that are meaningless and useless. Life is impermanent, and death will always be permanent. We meet each other by chance, but if we cry because we miss the sun, then the stars will also be missed.”

"Sure enough, little friend, you understand a lot of truth."

"Just knowing some of the wisdom of our predecessors is far from understanding."

"Enough is enough. Human beings are very fragile and should give themselves time to vent their sorrow."

"Sir, you want to say that being sad when you should be sad and being happy when you should be happy is also a qualified attitude towards life?"

"good."

Zhong Li raised his hand and rubbed Chen Tianfeng's hair under Chen Tianfeng's astonished gaze: "Now that I understand the impermanence of life, little friend, please cherish and treat every day with kindness in the following days."

"···I will."

Chen Tianfeng lowered his head, feeling sour in his heart. He subconsciously changed the topic: "Does Mr. Zhongli have any regrets?"

"Yes, and more than one."

Zhongli took back his hand, and there seemed to be memories in his eyes: "I have grown up with you for many years, and have experienced many farewells. How can I have no regrets?"

I wanted to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and drink it with me, but in the end it was different. I was a young man traveling.

You buried your bones in the mud under the spring, but I sent them to the world with a head full of snow.

“···”

Chen Tianfeng turned to look at Zhongli, and for the first time he saw clearly expressed emotions in his golden eyes.

It turns out that the gods of Teyvat really do have regrets, and they also feel reluctant and sad about the passing of their old friends. It seems that "God so loves the world" is no longer a lie that humans deceive themselves in this world.

"My little friend, are you going to Mondstadt soon?"

Zhong Li stood up and stretched out his hand to Chen Tianfeng. There was only a gentle smile in his eyes, as if the emotion just now was an illusion: "Can I ask you a favor, little friend?"

"Sir, please tell me. Chen will try his best to complete it."

Chen Tianfeng didn't hesitate, grabbed Zhongli's palm, used his strength to stand up, and returned to the sunshine with him.

"Haha, there is no need to be so solemn."

Zhong Li smiled and walked forward. Chen Tianfeng followed him half a step behind.

"My little friend is going to Mondstadt. On the way, he should pass by an inn called [Wangshu]. There is an old friend of mine there. I want my little friend to help him give him a copy of [Lianli Zhenxin Powder], which can be used to suppress and Reduce the pain he endures."

"...Chen will definitely bring him."

Chen Tianfeng grinned and asked tentatively: "Is there anything else you would like to remind Mr. Zhongli?"

Wangshu Inn, old friend, relieves pain... These information appeared at the same time. If Chen Tianfeng could not guess the identity of this "old friend", he would really be a player in vain.

So is Zhongli making something explicit?